188 words come out when you unscramble INITIALIZATION, starting with INITIALIZATION itself: 23 in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends. LATINIZATION is the best of the shorter words, at 21 points. 14 letters: 8 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from INITIALIZATION by length: 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 12, 1 with 10, 2 with 8, 9 with 7, 20 with 6, 32 with 5, 60 with 4, 42 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 13, 11 or 9 letters.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words made with INITIALIZATION letters: LATINIZATION, for 21 points.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words in INITIALIZATION: INITIATION, 10 points.
AZONAL and ZINNIA are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INITIALIZATION, 15 points each. NATION and ATTAIN will look familiar.
AZLON and ZONAL share the top score of 14 among the 5-letter words from INITIALIZATION. TOTAL, TITAN and NATAL are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 4-letter words in INITIALIZATION tie at 13 points; none scores more. LOAN, ANTI and LION will look familiar.
Of the 42 3-letter words made with INITIALIZATION letters, 6 score 12 points, the group's best. NOT, LOT and OIL are the ones most people know.
This word has the length of INITIALIZATION, with one letter different:
More 14-letter words: starting with IN · ending in ON · all 14-letter words
INITIALIZATION first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
INITIALIZATION works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INITIALIZATION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 188) | 152 | 188 | 140 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
36 of the 188 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ANZIANI, LAZO, ZATI, ZILA, ZOL, ZO, AILANTO, NOTITIA, ANTLIA, NAIANT, TALANT, TONANT and 24 more. 12 of the 188 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ZONA, TIZ, ZA, ATONIA, LATINA, LOTTA, NATTO, NALA, NANO, NONI, TIAN and OI.
With one more tile, the letters of INITIALIZATION spell the words below.